diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 57874bb6c..effc788b2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -162,18 +162,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.3</version>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 755f1fea8..79c427ebc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -114,18 +114,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0</version>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>geronimo-spec</groupId>